The use of CFD to characterize and design post-harvest storage facilities : past, present and future

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dc.contributor.authorAmbaw, A.
dc.contributor.authorDelele, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorDefraeye, T.
dc.contributor.authorHo, Q. T.
dc.contributor.authorOpara, Umezuruike Linus
dc.contributor.authorNicolai, B. M.
dc.contributor.authorVerboven, P.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-07T13:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThere has long been an interest on the use of mathematical models for optimization of post-harvest refrigeration systems operation and design. These mathematical models are applied to predict the biophysical phenomena that take place during post-harvest handling of horticultural products. CFD has now become feasible to investigate the flow, heat and mass transfer processes in such details that include complex aspects such as product stacking, gas diffusion and kinetics, and droplet or particle dispersion. This review paper summarizes the advances in the application of CFD applied to post-harvest storage of horticultural products. Due to the geometrical complexity of post-harvest products, packages and systems and limitations due semi-empirical models for turbulence and porous media, new strategies using multiscale methods are starting to be successful.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' Versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent11 p. : ill.
dc.identifier.citationAmbaw, A. et al. 2012. The use of CFD to characterize and design post-harvest storage facilities: Past, present and future. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0168-1699
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/22027
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights.holderElsevieren_ZA
dc.subjectHorticultural products -- Transportationen_ZA
dc.subjectPost-harvest storage facilitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectComputational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelsen_ZA
dc.subjectFruit storageen_ZA
dc.titleThe use of CFD to characterize and design post-harvest storage facilities : past, present and futureen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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